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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-22

ion and the coinage of standard silver
dollars, and authorizing the President
of the United States to take such steps in
international intercourse and treaty as will
promptly tend toward the establishment of
a uniform national system of bimetallism
and to make such appropriations as may
be necessary to make the Presidents au-
thority in this matter effective, was also
adopted.
A resolution was also submitted by the
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce asking
Congress to consider at an early day the
feasibility and practieability of converting
81 000 000,G00 OF the present bonded debt
into long term bonds, bearing interest at
the rate of per cent per annum, with a
view to the use of them as security for ma
tional Government deposits and other
forms of trust was, after a brief discussion,
adopted.
A resolution to the effect that the most
imperative duty imposed upon Congress is
the adoption of measures necessary to pro-
tect and fortify the coast and seaports of
cur country, and TO make adequate appro-
priations therefore and that the defense of
the harbors OF New York and San Fran
cisco should be the work first undertaken,
as involving the largest risks, and as being
the least protected of cur larger cities, was
adopted, as was also a resolution proposed
by the New York Board of Trade and
Transportation, favoring reciprocity
treaty with Canada and the Republic of
Mexico.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-22
CASUAL REMARKS.

"WhaI becomes of all the counterfeit
coins?' excitedly asks an exchange. Most
of them eventually find their way into the
contribution boxes.-G Chicago Tribune
Mother, will you lend me your hair
switch ?" Why, what in the world can
you want with it, Harry Pr "Oh, some of
us boys are gong TO have show. and I'm
going to be Buffalo Bill and scalp Indians y
Haper's Young People.
Judge Hiram Warner for a long term of
years graced the Supreme Court bench OF
Georgia. Every time the Judge would
walk down from the bench at the close of
a term he would remark solemnly: II will
now leave this gay and festive scene" He
was never known to omit the above ar
nouncement-Aaanta Constitution.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-22
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
Have Agreed to the Transfer.

WALLA WALLA, January 2lst. = The
Statesman learns that the Umatilla Indians
have all agreed in regard to the transfer of
their land. Commissioners Pearson, Pau
son and Stanton are now on the reserva-
ton. making arrangements for the survey
to De made III the spring. The Indians will
be located in compact form, and they will
not be allowed TO have more than 100000
acres of land, which will leave al least
1l0, 900 for actual settlers.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-22

insane that her removal to the Napa Asv-
lum- by last nights steamer, was necessary.
Young Opium-smokers.
SANTA Rosa, January 2lst.-Wilson and
Knopp, the two youngsters arrested in a
Chinese opium-den in Sebastopol, have been
acquitted by jury.
The Tramp Nuisance.
SANTA Rosa, January 21st-Tramps are
getting numerous and.troublesome Noe.
lurnal visits to chicken-roosts keep owners
in state of alarm, and drunken disturb
ances Of the peace are almost daily occur
ring.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-22
More Eyictions.

DUBLIN, January 21st.-The evictions at
Glenbergh were resumed to-day At
Conybeare, Dillon, acting for the tenants,
having failed to make terms with the
agent, the agent now proclaims that he will
raze to the ground the habitations of all
tenants refusing to meet his terms.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-22
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
THE SITUATION REGARDED AS
SERIOUS IN BERLIN.
Cabinet Crisis I'm mniinent in France
Business Failures in England
New Papal Secretary OF State.
L glands Position on the Bulgarian

SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REconD-uNIoNl
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-22
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE.
Action of the Board Upon Needed Legis
1ation.

lation.
WASHINGTON, January 21st - The Ma
tional Board of Trade to-day discussed the
resolution favoring Government aid in the
improvement of the Columbia (0r.) river.
Senator Dolph of Oregon spoke in its favor.
The resolution was rejected. The follow
ing resolution, submitted by the Chicago
Board of Trade, was adopted, after short
discussion
Res0lUed That the immediate attention oi
the National Congress be called to the effect
of contagious diseases in animals upon the
internal and external commerce of the country,
and the necessity for such legislation viii
provide for the control and suppression of such
diseases.
A resolution proposed by the Cincinnati
Chamber of Commerce, advocating the
repeal of so much of the Bland law as pro
vides arbitrarily for the purchase OF bull
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-22

JERSEY Cry, January 2lst.-Four of the
Pinkerton men arrested last night for the
killing of Thomas Hogan, 15-year-old
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-08-27

@-EE@.IEE
ed, show clearly that the cattle, sheep
and horses on our ranges are worth
over 81 ,0oO. 600. 1t is notorious also
that the approach Of the railroad, the
founding of Great Falls, the good
crops and the general revival OF trade
and industry have rendered Choteau
county prosperous and progressive.
If anyone doubts this let him try to
buy lots in Fort Benton or Great
Falls at the prices which were cur
rent three years ago. Or let him in
quire what advance has been
made in the value of ranches near
the two cities. Such information
will be conclusive.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-08-27
CATTLE SEIZURES.

We publish to-day IN accurate
statement regarding the cattle seiz-
ures on the Canadian border. These
seizures are distinct from those OF the
Spencer cattle, and are now made
known clearly and eomprehenslvely
for the first time. The statement OF
MI. Barron, who is an upright, intel
ligent cattleman, is confirmed by Mr..
Taylor of this city, who went with
Mr.. Barron to investigate the legal
aspects of the case. It will be seen,
that in defiance OF that comfy and
good will which should prevail among
neighbors, the customs authorities
seized and sold American cattle which
had strayed over the border to drink
water in that part Of the Milk river
which is in the Dominion. Two other
instances Of seizure and sale are cited,
wherein the injusticei is just Us fragrant
as that to which we refer.
In none Of the cases referred to was
there any intent to defraud the Gus
toms. Cattle cannot be expected to
determine boundary lines. nor can
their owners keep guard over q long
line OF frontier which is not designat-
ed by fences. Courtesy and common
sense should have taught the Ganadi-
ans that the proper course would be
to allow the cattle to remain at large
until the roundup, when the Ameri-
can owners would have brought them
back to their own herds.
On this side Of the border our
ranchmen pursue the friendly policy
which WE outline for the Canadians.
They allow Canadian cattle 10 roam
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-08-27
CHOTEdU rs

Whatever differences of opinion
may arise about county division, care
should be taken to uphold the good
name Of this region. While every
county is Boosting Of prosperity it will
never do for Choteau county to plead
the pauper act aud say that cattle
lossee have crippled her. The ex-
tracts from the Fort Benton Board
81 Trade report which W have print
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-08-27
DAILY EDITION
THE PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Great Falls will duly appreciate
the compliment which the Montana
Press Association has paid her in Sc
lecting this city for the next annual
meeting. Our people will cordially
~reciprocate the hospitality displayed
this year by Helena, where the Mon
tana Journalists have been generously
entertained by their comrades and
the warm-hearted people OF the CAPT
tai, The session there has been
crowned with success, and the associa-
ton enters on another year fortified
by the counsel of president Anderson
and the practical wisdom of ex-presi-
dent Mills, who read d thoughtful
paper dealing with problems con-
nected with progressive journalism.
The visitors witnessed the races, the
great and minor attractions off the
territorial fair, and finally had the
good fortune to hear eloquent words
from Delegate Toole, Major Magin-
mis- and others. Messrs. Hendry,
Boos and Walker, no doubt, provided
good things for those who are not
afraid to look on the wine when it is
red,r as well as for those who have
joined the prohibition ranks and will
drink nothing stronger than the wa
ters OF the Yellowstone or Missouri.
Who can doubt that this sightseeing,
eloquence aud feasting will not pro-
duce fraternity among the scribes
and inspire them with renewed zeal
in carrying out the duties OF their
responsible callings We are pleased
for the sake of the working journalists,
as we'll as for the good fame of Great
Falls,that they will be our civic guests
next year. Their labors in recording
the growth of Montana, in making
known her latent wealth and render
ing life enjoyable by the budget OF
news which they distribute, are all
valued here, where, in proportion to
the population, as much current litera-
ture is read as in those eastern towns
where people have ase and time to
keepsup with the ebb aud flow Of
literary regulations. Our people will
show the editors and their staff q
broad river, with: splendid scenery,
extensive coal mines and fertile lands.
. city with two railroad depots within
its limits, and If the Giant spring
dries up they will guarantee to make
good its waters by the cup which
cheers and inebriates likewise.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-08-27
THE BORDER

We hope that the Montana press
will unitedly take up the case OF the
ranchmen who have been the victims
of Canadian injustice, and whose pro
perty is in constant danger from the
harsh conduct pursued by the GUS
TOMS authorities over the border.
The Lethbridge News, q Canadian
journal, which reflects the opinions
of many ranchmen in the Dominion,
condemns the course pursued by the
officials and confirms the justice OF
the strong language which Mr., lay
lor and MI. Barron have expressed IN
our columns on the subject. That
journal says:
There appears to be something radical
ly wrong in the conduct OF the customs
officers along the line in regard to the
ranching industry. Several seizures have
lately been made oil stray cattle, under
circumstances which may well excite the
Indignation of every rancher in this dis
trict. A few days g forty-tive head OF
cattle were sold in Lethbridge for lntrac-
ton OF the customs laws, the mfractlon
appearing to be that these cattle had com
nitted the heinous offense of crossing the
international boundary line. AS some oil
these cattle are known to belong to a
rancher on the Marias, it would have been
a comparatively easy matter for our Of
iciais to have notified the owner and
herded them at his expense for a reason.
able period, to allow Of his retaining
them. But no notice of any kind appears
to have been given him, and he is proba-
bly, still in blissful ignorance OF the loss
and sale of his cattle.
The same journal acknowledges
honorably the fairness of the Amer
can officials, who allow the Canadian
ranchers to enter our territory to re,
claim stray cattle. It says:
Considering the immense number OF
| cattle ranging along the boundary it is i'm
| possible. ever with the most careful herd
| ing, to prevent them from at times cross
ing this imaginary line, and our onl,
| wonder is that more of these alleged in
| fractions of the customs laws do not DC
cur. Hitherto the ranchers on the Cana
dian side Of the line, whose cattle hay'
strayed into Montana, have been allowed
to follow and bring them back Withou
molestation on the part of the officials O
the United States. It is only natural t
suppose that Il like policy will be pursued
by them which cannot but be the aus o
much loss and damage to the ranchers 0
southern Alberta.
The 1iberality Of our officials is al
the greater, because Canadian ranch
men would gain by the admission 0
their cattle duty free, while our stock
~raisers would not send their cattle IN
to Canada il that market were FIRE
Of all imposts. There is therefor
not the slightest reason to assum
that our ranchmen intend to defrau'
the Canadian customs. Unless sue
intention can be assumed on goo
grounds, the Canadian officials hav
not the slightest reason for the sell
ures and sales which they make s
persistently. We trust that Secretar
Bayard will at once investigate th
matter fully and then act prompt
and firmly.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-08-27

The BENEFITS which the Manitoba
and Montana Central branches will
confer on the territory are manifold,
and include abundant facilities for ac-
curing land cheaply. On this point
the Helena Herald observes: I'm es-
timating the value of the Manitoba
railroad, it should be borne in mind
that it traverses a route beyond the
limit of land grants, where prices OF
land has been doubled in consequence.
1t will open to settlement,on the most
favorable terms for settlers.the entire
northern portion of our territory at a
time when the tide ofimmigrationt that
has been spreading over Dakota is
still unchecked. We shall see, as a
consequence, that portion of our ter
ritory which has heretofore been 8
blank upon the map, and a blank in
every sense Of the word, filed with
thriving settlements, populous and
productive"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-08-27

at large, and they even brand the
calves, in order that they may be re-
claimed with the cows. No Amerl-
can customs officer pounees upon
the Canadian steer that cotnes to
drink in our waters. and no seizure
could be made without the fullest
publicity and absolute certainty that
the records would be forthcoming for
the inspection of all concerned.
We hope that this matter will be
brought before the government at
Washington and settled once for all.
The people of Montana will expect
that Secretary Bayard shall assume a
firm attitude in defence Of their rights,
and they hope the Canadian govern
ment will have the good sense to
make ample redress.
TIE ST. PAUL FARMER is not scared
by the assertion that British India
could undersell usin the wheat mark
cts Of the world il she had cheaper rail-
road freights. That journal says:
1T has been stated very positively
that a gentleman prominent in rail
way circles recently predicted that
wheat will be sent from Duluth to
Buffalo for two or three cents per
bushel. It is certain that a number
OF large steamers are in process OF
construction for the transport Of grain
from that port to Buffalo. Again, it
is not at all improbable that a very
large amount of wheat will be milled
by the nnequaled water-power now
unutilized on the upper Missouri and
in the Duluth region. The way
things look now, it will be a long
time before any country on earth can
compete with this in eheapness OF
transportation, and cheapness OF
transportation means cheaper wheat
in Liverpool than can be produced
either at home or anywhere in the
British colonies in India"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-07

TODD homes. ''Your uncle and l have
had row." he said. Gle is going back
to California"
And the organ, the new library, the
gymnasium
"Woll, he is mad about something.
He saws the town has sighted him. But
one thing must be understood, whatever
he does-I wash my hands of him for
everw
Elisha did leave few days after. He
took away about hundred thousand
dollars of widows and orphans funds,
went to San Francisco, put his money into
various enterprises, paid the benefciaries
eight per cent. interest, was honest as
the day, and died few years ago worth
a great deal of money, which he left,
share and share alike, to his brothers six
girls, and he left thousand dollars for
the new organ.
Amasa still livcs--a fairly well do
old country lawyer-slightly in debt still,
in East Chesterville. But he is the
adored grandpapa of twelve of the dear
est little grandchildren, and he often
SAYS to them, benignly: "Children, have
put all-and myself--on our feet. Yes,
but had to tell your mother an awful
lie2"
"What was the lie, grandpopper2"
81 had to say the LATEST man alive
your granduncle, children-,I had to say
the penniless old rascal-your grand.
fathers brother, my dears, who had
robbed me of all l had in one of his mines.
the Great American Spread eagle Gold
and Silver-I had to say, and stan to it,
that he was one of the biggest millionaires
on the Pacific coast! But that lie has
put us all on our feet. "--Richdrd H. Roe
an Horper's Weekly.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-07
Evergreen Trees.

Besides producing a pleasing land
effect that can be produced in no other
way, the planting of evergreen trees affords
protection from cold winds in winter to
the dwelling and out-buildings. Spruce,
fir, and arbor-vite trees are free growers,
and if set when quite small, the act will
be more likely to be attended with sue
cess than if the trees are larger. The
protection which they afford to orchards
often produces excellent results. Where,
for effect, circular enclosure was
formed of arbor-vite surrounding a pear
tree, the size of the fruit and in
creased productiveness of the tree as
compared with others outside were very
marked. The same was true of tree set
in the row with the evergreens, showing
conclusively the favorable influence
exerted by them. Germantown Telegraph.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-07
Shetland Ponies.

There is an unfaling interest attach
ing to these little horses--it may be for
The reason that they are so fitted to be
petted and made to play tricks; but
there is a better reason than either of
these, and it lies in the fact that there Is
adeal of good service within the dimin-
utivc beasts capacity. We do not put
them to any severe test on this behalf in
this country-hcre they find the end of
existence in laboring for the pleasure of
the little ones-but in their native Scot.
land they enjoy no perpetual holiday,
for there they are literal beasts Of bur-
den, undergoing heavy tasks, bearing
men who could easily carry them, and
carrying burdens which would not be
considered light if laden upon horses of
ordinary size.
In the native condition "at home"
the Sheltie is long-haired, shaggy in
truth, with an abundant name, and
luxuriant foretop, and blessed with a
tail of, for itself, formidable dimensions.
But these pecuiaritics are not disigure-
ments, because they comport with the
country bleak, wind-swept islands,
where nature must give extra covering
to her children or leave them to perish.
Change of climate, however, gives new
Characteristic, and the second or third
generation, begotten under more
favorable conditions, presents wcll-nigh
new type which is, to the hairy
ancestry, somewhat as the original
English pony is to its improved descend
ants. II American Agrculturist.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-07

We alight at the door to the right,
which leads to the coffee-room, large
room with long, wide dining table in
the centre. The furniture is heavy, but
very comfortable, and the walls are
hung with a variety of pictures, a series
of which show the various accidents
which used to befall the old stage
coaches. We sit around the table, and
when a great joint of cold beef, half
of cheese, loaf of bread, some but
ter, some lettuce and watcrcrcsses, and
two or three pitchers of brown stout or
ale have been placed before US, the
waiter goes away and leaves US to eat
and drink as much as we please. This
is the usual fashion in the English inns.
A portion is not brought to each one,
but we cut what we hike from the joint,
the loaf and the cheese, and all are
charged the same, whether we eat little
or muph
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-07
"There We're Great Men In Those
DAYS"

An opinion was current, in the last
century, that our ancestors, at some
time in the past, were the equals or supe-
riors in size to the largest men now to be
found. M. Henrion presented to the
Academic DIES Inscriptions, in l11S, q
memoir on the variations in the size of
man from the beginning of the world
till the Christian era, in which Adam
was given one hundred and twenty-three
feet nine inches But after the first pair,
the human race, in its Imagination, suf-
fered regular decrease, so that Noah
was only one hundred feet high, while
Abraham shrank down to twenty-eight
feet, Moses to thirteen feet, the mighty
Hercules to ten feet eight and half
inches, and Alexander the Great to a bare
six feet and half. The communication,
it is said, was received with enthusiasm,
and was regarded at the time, as a
wonderful discovery" and sublime
vision"
The complaint about the degeneracy
of the human race is not new, but dates
as far back as the time of Homer, at
least; for the men of his day were not
like the heroes of whom he sang. 1t is
not confirmed, but is contradicted by all
the tangible facts, and these are not a
few. Human remains that are exhumed,
after having reposcd in the grave for
many centuries, as in the Catacombs of
Paris, have nothing gigantic about them.
The armor, the cuirasses, and the casques
of the warriors of the middle ages, can
be worn by modern soldiers; and many
of the knights suits would be too small
for the cuirassiers of the European armies !;
yet they were worn by the selected men,
who were better fed, stronger, and more
robust than the rest of the population.
The bones of the ancient Gauls, which
are uncovered in the excavations of
tumuli, while they are of large dimen-
sions, are comparable with those of the
existing populations of many places in
France.
The Egyptian mummies are the re-
mains of persons of small or medium
stature, as are also the Peruvian and
Mexican mummies, and the mummies and
bones found in the ancient monuments of
India and Persia. And even the most
ancient relics we possess of individuals
of the human species the bones of men
who lived in the Tertiary period, an
epoch the remote antiquity of which
goes back for hundreds of centuries, do
not show any important differences in
the sizes Of the primitive and of the
modern man.-Pop'tlar Science Monthly